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George-

I've got the old style bondage wings (so sue me). Rather than doing the 
whole sausage-wrapper routine, I just run a piece of surgical tubing 
through the top grommet, tie a knot, then through the back grommet and 
tie a knot. The wings are not in bondage but tucked back slightly to keep 
them flopping around. When I got the wings they were in total bondage and 
when inflated if you pulled on the top air valve toggle (which is 
actuated by a string running through a channel under the bondage tubing) 
it would jam wide open. What engineering.

 As for the 2nd inflator, my drysuit fund was dealt a mortal blow by a 
slight engine problem on my boat so I use a wetsuit at the moment. Not 
having a drysuit as a backup buoyancy source, it's good to know the 2nd 
is there. I just tube it off at the right rear of the BC and forget about 
it. But if I need it, it is accessible.

Instrokter! HAR HAR!

>  I now hear that bondage wings have to be fully inflated before the bondage 
>cords aere tied in to set them .Apparently, if they are placed in bondage 
>in the 
>uninflated position they are a problem. Also, I hear there is some special 
>procedure for which inflator does what, or what ever - too complicated, 
>convoluted, idiotic, and strokish for me to even bother finding out. Only a 
>stroke would be seen with silliness like this. 
>
>  However, Sam did point out that this guy had a lot of new gear, and he was 
>practicing. This sounds pretty severe to me. I personally try things out 
>in my 
>swimming pool, as I am doubt I could handle some of this garbage if it 
>acted up.
>
>  Divers must be getting the wong idea about gear - thinking a bunch of 
>gear is 
>the way to go. Less is best, simplicity is best, if you can make one peice 
>do 
>more than one thing, it  is beter than two pieces, if you don't need it 
>don't 
>take it, don't dive with strokes, and don't listen to strokes.

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